Observability Sessions Amsterdam

Featured sessions led by observability experts

The Six Essentials of Observability Success

Proven leadership strategies to align teams, secure buy-in, and build a resilient observability framework.

Blueprints for Observability Excellence

Strategic roadmaps, best practices, and engagement models to drive adoption and scale observability at your organization.

From observability insights to business impact

Learn how top companies measure success and connect observability to business outcomes

Real-World Case Study

Learn how a tech leader transformed observability at multiple companies with Grafana Cloud.

Agenda

1. 13:30

   Registration

   Get your badge, meet the Grafana Labs team, and settle in for a great afternoon.
2. 14:00

   Opening Remarks

   Get a preview of the afternoon’s program and get to know your Grafana Labs hosts.

   

   • Rich Perez, Regional Vice President, NEMEA, Grafana Labs
3. 14:10

   The Six Essentials of Observability Success

   Effective observability isn’t just about tools – it’s about leadership, too. In this session, you’ll learn the six essentials for building and sustaining a strong observability strategy. From aligning teams and securing executive support to avoiding common pitfalls, we’ll show you how these essentials work together to create a successful observability framework that empowers your organization to make better decisions, respond to issues faster, and protect what matters most.

   

   • Tom Robinson-Gore, Senior Manager, Solutions Engineering, Grafana Labs
4. 14:40

   How to implement your observability strategy with the Grafana platform

   Observability can help your organization ensure reliability that keeps customers engaged and coming back for more. But how do you move from what you’re doing now to a centralized, end-to-end approach to observability? In this presentation, you’ll learn how the Grafana platform offers all the tooling you need to make a seamless transition to a powerful new observability strategy. And you’ll see exactly how other companies are making the move to centralized observability with Grafana technologies.

   

   • Robin Gustafsson, VP of Product, Grafana Labs
5. 15:10

   Break

   Grab a refreshment and connect with members of your local observability leadership community.
6. 15:40

   TomTom’s Observability Governance Framework: Driven by OpenTelemetry & Grafana

   Join TomTom as they share their Observability Governance Framework, built on OpenTelemetry and focused on standardising logs, metrics, alerts, and SLOs. Discover how they enable both engineers and executives with a unified approach to application, infrastructure, and business observability.

   

   • Nikhil Gupta, Head of API & Reliability Platform, TomTom
7. 16:10

   Engineering observability at scale across complex systems in financial services

   Building a modern observability platform across large and complex hybrid environments and technologies requires more than just great tools—it demands a strong DevOps culture and core engineering principles across the entire organization. Learn how an observability engineer in the financial services industry worked closely with developers and SRE teams to design and deliver a highly scalable observability platform using Grafana’s single pane of glass for disparate data sources to enhance reliability, compliance, and the ability to actually find the needle in the haystack.

   

   • Richard George, Senior Observability Architect, Grafana Labs
8. 16:40

   Observability at Scale: Implementing the LGTM Stack at the Dutch Tax Office

   Curious how the Dutch Tax Office brought observability to life in one of the most complex IT landscapes in the Netherlands? Join them as they share their journey implementing the Grafana LGTM stack — a story of tough decisions, unexpected challenges, and powerful insights.

   

   

   • Frank van Herpt, Product Owner Monitoring, Belastingdienst
   • Bram Schutte – den Hollander, System Engineer Monitoring, Belastingsdienst
9. 17:05

   How Ahold Delhaize Uses Grafana to Avoid Common Observability Rollout Pitfalls

   Ivan Merrill shares insights from Ahold Delhaize’s observability journey, highlighting how most obstacles are human, not technical. Learn how his team is rolling out Grafana across a large retail organization and the lessons they’ve learned along the way.

   

   • Ivan Merrill, Product Owner - Observability, Ahold Delhaize
10. 17:30

    Networking reception

    Continue the conversation and connect with peers, leaders, and experts over refreshments and drinks.